As reported in online news Lichfield People, The principal of Maple Hayes Dyslexia School in Lichfield, Dr Neville Brown thinks the proposed changes to the Special Education Needs (SEN) legislation risks completely isolating dyslexic children from accessing help from the system.

Current guidelines require pupils who need to be educated at a specialist school to obtain a statement of SEN in order to access funding.Should the Bill be passed by Parliament, there is a concern that children whose SEN conditions are not obvious at birth could be overlooked, leaving them struggling in mainstream schools when dedicated specialist teaching is required.Read the article here.